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Other Ohio facts
The name Ohio is due to the Ohio River, which was named in turn after the Iroquois term for something large “o-hy-o.”
The buckeye tree has large seeds –despite not being a large tree- that look like the eye of a deer –a male deer is a buck, hence the name. This shade tree used to grow in Ohio plains and hills.
Ohio sites
Ohio Historical Society - look around and you might see inof about historic cooking classes.
Ohio oficial - state government and oficial site..
Ohio public library network - one of the best things -consistently- in USA are the public libraries.
Ohio flash
The Buckeye State
New Hampshire
Capital: Columbus
State animal: White tailed deer
State bird: Cardinal
State insect: Ladybug
State tree: Buckeye
State Flower: Scarlet carnation
Visit
Chilicothe, great during the summer - very quiet in the winter.
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